Joe Root can break together Ricky Ponting, Jack Kallis and Rahul Dravid’s Test record, 120 runs will be scored in the fourth Test against India
India vs england Manchester Test: The fourth Test match of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester from 23 July. In this match, the veteran England batsman Joe Root will have a chance to make special records.
Ponting, chance to beat Kallis and Dravid
Root has so far scored 13259 runs in 285 innings of 156 Test matches at an average of 50.80 and has occupied number five in the list of players who scored the most runs in the history of this format. If he scored 120 runs in this match, then Ricky Ponting, Jack Kallis and Rahul Dravid will come second in the list of players who scored the most Test runs.
Most runs in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar- 15921 runs
Ricky Ponting- 13378 runs
Jack Callis- 13289 runs
Rahul Dravid- 13288 runs
Joe Root- 13259 runs
The second batsman with the highest Test half -century
Route is currently jointly holding the second number in the list of players who have scored the highest half -century in Test cricket. He has scored 66 half -centuries in this format and former West Indies batsman Shivnarayan Chandrapaul has a number of half -centuries. Sachin Tendulkar is at number one in this list with 68 half -centuries.
Steve Smith equals
Root is jointly number one with Steve Smith in the list of players who scored the highest century in Test cricket against India. Root and Smith have scored 11–11 centuries in the Test against India.
Route is at number eight in the list of players who have scored the most runs in the current series. He has scored 253 runs in six innings of three Tests at an average of 50.60.